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Davis Ashura

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Davis Ashura is an author of such sublime depth and beauty that his works have been known to cause a tear to fall from the eyes of even the hardest of hearts.
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But he does write.
This humble writer, who refers to himself in the third person, resides in North Carolina, sharing a house with his magnificent wife who somehow overlooked Davis’ eccentricities and married him anyway. As proper recompense for her sacrifice, Davis then unwittingly turned his magnificent wife into a nerd-girl. To her sad and utter humiliation, she knows exactly what is meant by ‘Kronos’. Living with them are their two rambunctious boys, both of whom have at various times helped turn Davis’ once lustrous, raven-black hair prematurely white ( ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 20,521 ratings · 1,271 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Testament of Steel (Instrument of Omens, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 4,841 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Warrior's Path (The Castes and the Outcastes, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 3,348 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memories of Prophecies (Instrument of Omens, #2) 4.51 avg rating — 2,700 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Warrior's Knowledge (The Castes and the OutCastes, #2) by Davis Ashura (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 2,021 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Warrior's Penance (The Castes and the OutCastes, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 1,766 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Necessary Heresy (Instrument of Omens, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 1,383 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bonds of Truths (Instrument of Omens #4) 4.48 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	William Wilde and the Necrosed (The Chronicles of William Wilde, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 598 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Chronicles of William Wilde (The Chronicles of William Wilde #1-5) 4.34 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood of a Novice (The Eternal Ephemera #1) 4.17 avg rating — 531 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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2015 Winner of the Beverly Hills Book Awards for Fantasy

Just found out that A Warrior’s Path is the 2015 winner of the Beverly Hills Book Awards in the category of Fantasy!

http://www.beverlyhillsbookawards.com...

Yeah, I know they misspelled my name and got my website address wrong (I really should have chosen ‘David’ as a pen name instead of ‘Davis’), but I’m too excited to care! Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Davis Ashura

Instrument Of Omens (4 books)
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4.40 avg rating — 9,659 ratings

The Castes and the OutCastes (3 books)
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4.16 avg rating — 7,356 ratings

The Chronicles of William Wilde (5 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 2,425 ratings

The Eternal Ephemera (3 books)
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4.29 avg rating — 966 ratings

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“No matter how broken the body, any person who can reason can remain dangerous.”
― Davis Ashura, A Testament of Steel

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“Evil needs to be contained if it can’t be changed. Killed if it can’t be contained.”
― Davis Ashura, A Testament of Steel

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“Cinder halted in uncertainty. “I’m not sure. It just seemed like the right thing to say. I’m not supposed to call you, ‘sir’?” Deepak shook his head. “Not unless you think I’m a lord, an officer of the law, or your master, which I ain’t.”
― Davis Ashura, A Testament of Steel

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“I am interested in language because it wounds or seduces me.”
― Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text

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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

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“Compassion is the basis of morality.”
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“Life has no remote....get up and change it yourself!”
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